Learn about our Editorial Policies. In the flowering plant world, reproduction means an intricate succession of events. It begins when a pollen grain that carries the sperm cells lands on the top of ...

Hand-pollinating plants is a simple process that guarantees successful fruit development. Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are ...

Understanding exactly how a plant selects one of the hundreds of grains of pollen that land on a pistil can help breeders propagate better apples or peaches—or any other crop that reproduces by ...